14th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Mild gusher. Opaque black - brown beer, big fluffy pale tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry, good carbonation. Mellow but tangy dark malts. Licorice. Touches of lactose and coffee. Little dark fruits. Light finish. Not bad, but just another porter.

14th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Hazy gold beer, fluffy white head. Palate is airy and semi dry, modest carbonation. A little green apple. Sweetish floral things. Trace of citrus. Light finish. Clunky, too much apple.

14th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Almost clear dark amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. The dark malts are thin but bring touches of roast and dark chocolate. Mellow pine hops. Mild berry fruits. Very mild bitterness. Finishes smooth and semi dry and leaves a modest bitter linger. Mellow but flavoursome CDA.

14th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Hazy orange - amber beer, thin white head. Palate is fairly smooth and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, touch of creamy sweetness. Ripe orange peel bitterness. Traces of tangerine and grapefruit. Light semi dry finish. Mild bitter linger. Nice intensity to the hop fruits here. Well joined up and drinkable.

14th October 2015
Bottle on holiday in Lyme Regis. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth malts, mildly sweet. Hops bring light orange, some pith. Touches of yellow grapefruit and a little citric peel. Finishes smooth and semi dry with mild floralness and a whisper of lemon. Bitter citric peel lingers on. Decent.

Cask-conditioned at the Hope & Anchor, Bristol 10/1/2015. Near black in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Liquorice, a hint of aniseed, dark chocolate, toasted malts, some prune and a dryish finish. Complex, pleasant, drinking.

Cask-conditioned at the Hare, Bristol 28/9/2015. Hazy yellow, with a thin, off-white, head. A pleasant wheat beer with bananas, cloves, grainy malts and a touch of herbs before a gentle finish. Refreshing on a surprisingly warm late September afternoon.

Cask gravity at End of the Road Festival, Dorset, Saturday 5th September 2015. Reasonably hoppy golden ale, citrussy then dry, it’s an ok beer to start the day. A slight murky gold/light amber coloured beer. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov12 3.0

bottle from Sidmouth Wines. Amber colour, small head. Malty start, some earthy hops that also have a fruity touch in the far background.

Bottle split with James, 30/08/15. Amber with reddish hues, decent off white covering. Nose is straw, lemon rind, earthy, spice. Taste comprises rye bread, light floral, spice, citric tinged, wooded notes, faint red berry must. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent saison.